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fermi de Sousa

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Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« on: February 17, 2018, 11:14:50 AM »
Arachnophobia warning!
Graphic spider pics here-under!
The Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider, Nephila edulis.
Fortunately she has built her web off the path so that we don't walk into it!
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2018, 11:40:33 AM »
Hello Fermi, there was an excellent programme about wildlife in gardens in the UK the other night. It was on BBC 4 and should be available on catch-up TV or perhaps the internet. The programme was shown on February 13th. at 9.00PM.
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2018, 12:01:03 PM »
BBC radio is available outside the UK but not TV unfortunately. 
Although the EU is moving to abolish geoblocking presumably this won't apply to the BBC. 
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2018, 12:08:33 PM »
The BBC link to the programme is  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08xyqcs
It is called  The British Garden - Life and Death on your Lawn  - it may be useful to have the full name of the programme to enable a search on the likes of YouTube, where some programmes do appear..
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2018, 03:55:11 PM »
I wonder if any other members saw the programme and if so, what did they think to it? Maybe it will encourage other members to look more closely at their own gardens to see what is living there and maybe provide other habitats within their own gardens?
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2018, 09:20:49 PM »
Quote from: fermi de Sousa on February 17, 2018, 11:14:50 AM
Arachnophobia warning!
Graphic spider pics here-under!
The Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider, Nephila edulis.
Fortunately she has built her web off the path so that we don't walk into it!
cheers
fermi
Edulis means edible. Are they a prominent item in the Australian diet?
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2018, 05:16:16 PM »
She looks good, but her web is a mess.
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2018, 05:37:12 PM »
Eaten in New Caledonia, apparently.
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2018, 05:38:04 PM »
Quote from: Diane Whitehead on February 18, 2018, 05:16:16 PM
She looks good, but her web is a mess.
I thought that but I dared not say so, Diane - some people get very touchy about criticism of their house-keeping skills!!  :o :o ;) ;D
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2018, 09:27:17 AM »
How many spiders can you see in this pic?
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2018, 10:39:01 AM »
Many!
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2018, 10:47:49 PM »
Well, Ralph,
3 can seem "many" especially to arachnophobes! ;D
Now that she is getting some male attention I guess we can expect an egg case soon....and a couple of additions to the debris trail! :o
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2018, 03:30:40 PM »
Quote from: fermi de Sousa on February 26, 2018, 09:27:17 AM
How many spiders can you see in this pic?
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Not even going to look  ;D

Angie  :)
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2018, 03:55:50 PM »
Every room in the house should have a spider to get rid of the flies.
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Re: Animal-life in our gardens and surrounds 2018
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2018, 03:57:33 AM »
Today we can only see the female and one of the males!
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